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sylvia hall, "n.b.r.," washington. >> darren: as we just heard, going over the fiscal cliff will cost jobs. but we do have to get a handle on our debt. so how do we strike the right balance between jobs and the economy and the need for fiscal restraint? again we turn to simpson and bowles. >> i think that's a pretty easy answer.ç let me just kind of frame it first. what our commission recommended is that we have $4 trillion of deficit reduction. and we didn't make that $4 trillion number up just because the number four bus passed us on the street. $4 trillion is not the maximum amount we need to reduce the deficit. it's not the ideal. it's the minimum amount you need to reduce the deficit to stabilize the size of the debt and get it on a downward path as a percent of g.d.p. and we got a majority of republicans on our commission, a majority of democrats on the commission to vote for it. and several people ask us, well, gosh, if we take these steps now, then we do run the risk of accelerating this downward turn in the economy. that's why we made our number one principle we wouldn't do
sylvia hall, "n.b.r.," washington. >> darren: as we just heard, going over the fiscal cliff will cost jobs. but we do have to get a handle on our debt. so how do we strike the right balance between jobs and the economy and the need for fiscal restraint? again we turn to simpson and bowles. >> i think that's a pretty easy answer.ç let me just kind of frame it first. what our commission recommended is that we have $4 trillion of deficit reduction. and we didn't make that...
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our washington bureau chief, darren gersh. >> tom: of course you can watch our continuing fiscal cliff coverage on the web online just click on fiscal cliff link on the home page right there at nbr. com. that's "nightly business report" for thanksgiving, thursday, november 22nd. good night, susie, and everyone. >> susie: goodnight, tom. thanks for watching, everyone. we wish all of you a happy thanksgiving. and we hope to see you online at nbr.com and back here tomorrow night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
our washington bureau chief, darren gersh. >> tom: of course you can watch our continuing fiscal cliff coverage on the web online just click on fiscal cliff link on the home page right there at nbr. com. that's "nightly business report" for thanksgiving, thursday, november 22nd. good night, susie, and everyone. >> susie: goodnight, tom. thanks for watching, everyone. we wish all of you a happy thanksgiving. and we hope to see you online at nbr.com and back here tomorrow...
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and hopes that we might get a possible deal to bridge the fiscal cliff in washington. but through the period these ten growth stocks have held up surprisingly well. i say surprising, because these stocks all had huge gains going into the fourth quarter. and with the fiscal cliff looming, many investors have been selling their biggest winners to take advantage of the low capital gains tax that will likely go away come january. if we get a positive resolution to the fiscal cliff. you'll want to buy these stocks hand over fist. because then they'll really be air to roar. how have the anounted names done? >> amazon starteded at 259, pulled back to 220. before rebounding to 250, where it is right now. google has been pounded. it went from over 760 to below 660, but it's rebounded to 695. mastercard and visa, they took 25-point dives. i told to you buy them into weakness. falling from 475 to 450, and valued to 487. great ones to buy now. a dozen points where above where i recommended. that's it win. visa has moved up nyely from 136 to 149. ulta salon, 136 to 149. tractor sup
and hopes that we might get a possible deal to bridge the fiscal cliff in washington. but through the period these ten growth stocks have held up surprisingly well. i say surprising, because these stocks all had huge gains going into the fourth quarter. and with the fiscal cliff looming, many investors have been selling their biggest winners to take advantage of the low capital gains tax that will likely go away come january. if we get a positive resolution to the fiscal cliff. you'll want to...
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cliff? >> yes. i think clearly there are. one sign that people are trying to prepare the way for americans not to take it so seriously, after months of talking about the catastrophic consequences of going over the fiscal cliff, you see people now at the white house, on the hill, in both parties talking about it as a slope, not a cliff. that there will be a deal early in the new year if not one by new year's eve. so i think clearly both sides think it is now likely that we'll go over the cliff and that they want to argue it's not so catastrophic. in fact, as you say, especially for a liberal democrats they see some advantages to going over the cliff, blaming republicans and starting with kind of hitting the reset button when it comes to this debate. >> well, you had apparently democrats giving in on the estate tax. yesterday we saw that the republicans withdrew their demands on social security but now you have i mean what is arguably a much more difficult negotiation which is over concessions
cliff? >> yes. i think clearly there are. one sign that people are trying to prepare the way for americans not to take it so seriously, after months of talking about the catastrophic consequences of going over the fiscal cliff, you see people now at the white house, on the hill, in both parties talking about it as a slope, not a cliff. that there will be a deal early in the new year if not one by new year's eve. so i think clearly both sides think it is now likely that we'll go over the...
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they are still not making much progress in the fiscal cliff. >> doug is live from washington. >> either way they stave off the fiscal cliff. spending cuts at the end of the fiscal year. it has really shocked republicans this year on capitol hill. they say it calls for, for one thing, $1.6 trillion in new tax hikes over a decade. it is also stimulus spending and the spending cuts. both sides are necessary to reduce the deficit. those the president would largely tackle later perhaps next year. >> first despite the claims that the president supports a balanced approach, the democrats have yet to get serious about real spending cuts. no substantive progress has been made in the talks between the white house and the house over the last two weeks. listen, this is not a game. jobs are on the line. the american economy is on the line and this is a moment for adult leadership. >> perhaps most su prirprising the white house proposal to get the president just about unlimited power to raise the nation's debt sealiceiling and w more and more money unless they reject. these will be tough negotiations
they are still not making much progress in the fiscal cliff. >> doug is live from washington. >> either way they stave off the fiscal cliff. spending cuts at the end of the fiscal year. it has really shocked republicans this year on capitol hill. they say it calls for, for one thing, $1.6 trillion in new tax hikes over a decade. it is also stimulus spending and the spending cuts. both sides are necessary to reduce the deficit. those the president would largely tackle later perhaps...
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fiscal cliff. two republican senators on the sunday talk shows yesterday say they agree with the president's position that both sides should avoid tax hikes on middle-class americans. also, nra executive said the group would not support any new gun laws in this country. good morning this monday, december 24, 2012. we will begin this morning with your thoughts on religion and politics. as a religion influence your political decisions? also send us your tweet if you go to twitter.com -- we will begin with the sunday review section of the "the new york times" yesterday. we want to get your take on this. it does religion influence your politics? with more people saying they are unaffiliated. we want to get your take. here are some comments from facebook this morning. what are your thoughts on this december 24, 2012. it does religion influence your politics? let me show you this from "the new york times" this morning. a new poll out worldwide religion shows up that one out of six follows no religion. th
fiscal cliff. two republican senators on the sunday talk shows yesterday say they agree with the president's position that both sides should avoid tax hikes on middle-class americans. also, nra executive said the group would not support any new gun laws in this country. good morning this monday, december 24, 2012. we will begin this morning with your thoughts on religion and politics. as a religion influence your political decisions? also send us your tweet if you go to twitter.com -- we will...
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from going over so the-called fiscal cliff. they will outline the priorities going forward. his remarks are set for 1:00 this afternoon. it is in the east room. he will not answer any questions from reporters. >>> we have a management to collect our thoughts after a wild week of weather. >> i think the 60s are coming back, not the decade. >> they are coming back as we go into the weekend. we had a tough time. the neighbors to the north dealing with a tough time. the radar not picking up on a lot. and this will translate into plenty of sunshine as we head throughout the day. that will start to warm the temperatures up for the day. we'll stay the 50s. we'll show you the temperatures later but this is what we're looking for. and 34 and baltimore at 38. 39 in bowie. we're at 36 degrees and along the eastern shore we're coming in at 44. 41 in rock hall and 37 degrees. let's go back to megan. >>> and children are dying yessed at john hopkins now they have designing neck wear. >> why this is now coming out across maryland in time for
from going over so the-called fiscal cliff. they will outline the priorities going forward. his remarks are set for 1:00 this afternoon. it is in the east room. he will not answer any questions from reporters. >>> we have a management to collect our thoughts after a wild week of weather. >> i think the 60s are coming back, not the decade. >> they are coming back as we go into the weekend. we had a tough time. the neighbors to the north dealing with a tough time. the radar...
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you can see how nervous investors are with the progress or lack thereof on the fiscal cliff in washington. connell: peter barnes has been covering it all from capitol hill. the attorney said i am here trying to resolve this. it is serious business. he would hope the white house would get serious as well. peter: no substantive progress in the last couple weeks in the discussions with the white house and then kind of taking a slap your at the president. he said this is a moment for adult leadership. the white house does have to get serious on spending cuts and entitlement reform. the republicans are trying to shift the discussion in this debate over to the spending that side. the entitlement reform side. the president hammering them on the tax side of it. especially spending, extending the bush tax cuts for the middle class. connell: are you noticing a difference? is that the way it is shaping up today that the democrats are more optimistic than the republicans because republicans do not think they are getting what they are wanting? >> i watch these press conferences and publii events and s
you can see how nervous investors are with the progress or lack thereof on the fiscal cliff in washington. connell: peter barnes has been covering it all from capitol hill. the attorney said i am here trying to resolve this. it is serious business. he would hope the white house would get serious as well. peter: no substantive progress in the last couple weeks in the discussions with the white house and then kind of taking a slap your at the president. he said this is a moment for adult...
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. >>> tell washington. will lawmakers send americans off the fiscal cliff with a huge tax increase? the president asks middle class people to help make his case for action. >>> triple threat. three big storms, one after the other, about to pound the west coast. >>> and, made in america. do you want to make a difference, creating american jobs? david muir tonight shows us how to do it together for a happy holiday. >> we're in! >> we're in! >>> good evening. right now, millions and millions of americans are lining up to take a chance on a giant dream. a powerball ticket that could be worth more than half a billion dollars. the biggest in its history. the drawing is tonight. and some people have been willing to wait 2 1/2 hours in the long lines in arizona, while coast to coast, tickets are flying across the counters, 130,000 sold every minute. and that adds up to 7 million tickets sold every hour. so, we asked abc's steve osunsami to make his way into the vault where the lottery balls are kept under lock and key and tell us about all the americans hoping tonight is their night. >> rep
. >>> tell washington. will lawmakers send americans off the fiscal cliff with a huge tax increase? the president asks middle class people to help make his case for action. >>> triple threat. three big storms, one after the other, about to pound the west coast. >>> and, made in america. do you want to make a difference, creating american jobs? david muir tonight shows us how to do it together for a happy holiday. >> we're in! >> we're in! >>> good...
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>> reporter: well, this is washington. the whole fiscal cliff is forcing them to do something. the president has said that tax rates will go up for the wealthy. republicans won't bend on that yesterday, john boehner said, we are at a stalemate. this is posturing. this is washington. we're going to have ups and downs. >> ups and downs in the stock market, as well. david, thanks. have a great weekend. >> you, too. >>> now, to the star college basketball players accused of abusing their position as big men on campus. they're facing burglary charges for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars of stuff from their fellow students. and abc's john muller is covering the story. john? >> reporter: good morning, dan. hofstra students say iphones, computers and cash has been disappearing from their dormrooms all semester. one used an app to find their iphone. now, four players from the division i basketball team are under arrest. faces, covered in shame. hiding tears as they leave a long island courthouse. another man, pushing and even taking swings at a cameraman as he storms out of court
>> reporter: well, this is washington. the whole fiscal cliff is forcing them to do something. the president has said that tax rates will go up for the wealthy. republicans won't bend on that yesterday, john boehner said, we are at a stalemate. this is posturing. this is washington. we're going to have ups and downs. >> ups and downs in the stock market, as well. david, thanks. have a great weekend. >> you, too. >>> now, to the star college basketball players accused...
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. >> brown: washington was a-whirl today with more talk of avoiding the much-discussed fiscal cliff. but as november wound down, the president suggested an agreement on taxes and spending could come in time for the holidays. >> i believe that both parties can agree on a frame work that does that in the coming weeks. in fact my hope is to get this done before christmas. >> you know me, i was born with the glass half full. i'm an optimist. >> brown: hopeful signs emanated from the white house and the capitol today, about getting a deal before the new year brings automatic tax hikes and spending cuts. president obama offered his optimism at an event with middle-class americans who'd be hit by any tax increase. >> i'm glad to see-- if you've been reading the papers lately-- - that more and more republicans in congress seem to be agreeing with this idea that we should have a balanced approach. so if both parties agree we should not raise taxes on middle class families, let's begin our work with where we agree. >> brown: one such lawmaker is republican house member tom cole of oklahoma. th
. >> brown: washington was a-whirl today with more talk of avoiding the much-discussed fiscal cliff. but as november wound down, the president suggested an agreement on taxes and spending could come in time for the holidays. >> i believe that both parties can agree on a frame work that does that in the coming weeks. in fact my hope is to get this done before christmas. >> you know me, i was born with the glass half full. i'm an optimist. >> brown: hopeful signs emanated...
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try to aindividual the so-called fiscal cliff due at year end. stocks came off of their lows on news that european leaders reached a deal to cut greece's debt. that's giving a little bit of a boost to stocks in europe. today we'll get data on demand for durable goods, home prices and consumer confidence. the dow slips to 12,967. the nasdaq edged up on the day, was up ten points to 2976. >>> and i don't know about you, but my fingers are a little calloused. a lot of folks joined me yesterday and they were doing a lot of pointing, clicking and touch screen shopping on cyber monday. ibm smarter commerce says as of 9:00 p.m. eastern sales at 500 of the top retail websites were up 28% from the same day last year. sales from smartphones and tablets rose 10%. paypal saw a 200% increase in local payment volume. as of monday afternoon shoppers were expect eed spend about $1. billion on monday. that would make it the biggest since they began keeping track in 2001 when it was just an exotic thing to buy online. now there are people who actually buy online w
try to aindividual the so-called fiscal cliff due at year end. stocks came off of their lows on news that european leaders reached a deal to cut greece's debt. that's giving a little bit of a boost to stocks in europe. today we'll get data on demand for durable goods, home prices and consumer confidence. the dow slips to 12,967. the nasdaq edged up on the day, was up ten points to 2976. >>> and i don't know about you, but my fingers are a little calloused. a lot of folks joined me...
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. >> reporter: but now with the post election budget team fight in washington over the fiscal cliff he faces a battle on three fronts, all of which are up in the air. defense cuts, tax hikes, employee health care costs. >> uncertainty kills businesses because you can't plan, you can't program, you can't forecast. >> reporter: with defense spending on the chopping block, even if congress avoids the fiscal cliff, hudson predicts a 15% slowdown in orders next year. >> it could be june before we start seeing orders, and if that's true, i will end up laying off people. >> reporter: hudson's also concerned about taxes. because his profits are treated as income, that puts him over $250,000 a year, the level at which president obama wants taxes to go up. >> i'm supposedly a rich guy? i don't think so. i think we ought to pay our share, but that could have an impact to the point that i may have to lay off one or two more people. >> reporter: the financial impact of the affordable health care act is also a question mark as the plan slowly phases in. >> i believe in families and supporting the em
. >> reporter: but now with the post election budget team fight in washington over the fiscal cliff he faces a battle on three fronts, all of which are up in the air. defense cuts, tax hikes, employee health care costs. >> uncertainty kills businesses because you can't plan, you can't program, you can't forecast. >> reporter: with defense spending on the chopping block, even if congress avoids the fiscal cliff, hudson predicts a 15% slowdown in orders next year. >> it...
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we will talk more about the fiscal cliff this morning on "the washington journal." what tax deductions would you give up as part of a solution to the deficit problems? here are the numbers to call. for republicans, 202-585-3881. for democrats, 202-585-3880. for independents, 202-585-3882. you can also find us online. send us a tweet, twitter.com/c- spanwj. find a son facebook and weigh in there. at journal@c- span.org. "the christian science monitor," asked what we would be willing to give up. "americans would be willing to give up the tax deduction for charitable giving over other popular tax breaks." host: let's take a look at the results of this poll. 25% said that they would be willing to give up the charitable giving tax deduction. almost the same amount said it would be willing to give up their deduction for state taxes. 19% said they would be willing to give up host: we would like to hear what deduction you would give up. you can weigh in on our facebook page, there's a poll set up where you can tell us specifically which interests you the most, or perhaps wh
we will talk more about the fiscal cliff this morning on "the washington journal." what tax deductions would you give up as part of a solution to the deficit problems? here are the numbers to call. for republicans, 202-585-3881. for democrats, 202-585-3880. for independents, 202-585-3882. you can also find us online. send us a tweet, twitter.com/c- spanwj. find a son facebook and weigh in there. at journal@c- span.org. "the christian science monitor," asked what we would be...
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down about 83 points and everyone is blaming it on the fiscal cliff and watching washington and hoping they can find middle ground as we approach the ever impending dead line. well another sign that the housing market is improving the national association of realtors says pending home sales rose last month so it's highest level in two and a half years. pending sales rose nearly 2% in november and it's the third month in a row it has gone up. amazon says it had a very green christmas season. it announced it's 2012 holiday sales were the biggest ever. they had several record setting days including cyber monday when customers ordered 26 and a half million products. amazon isn't giving exact numbers but says sales of the kindle devices are it's top overall setters and says they set a record for digital downloads on christmas day and e reading is gaining popularity on all devices. nearly one quarter of all americans downloaded and read a book on an electronic reader this year up 7% from last year and the number of people reading traditional books dropped ♪[music] >> and powered by people
down about 83 points and everyone is blaming it on the fiscal cliff and watching washington and hoping they can find middle ground as we approach the ever impending dead line. well another sign that the housing market is improving the national association of realtors says pending home sales rose last month so it's highest level in two and a half years. pending sales rose nearly 2% in november and it's the third month in a row it has gone up. amazon says it had a very green christmas season. it...
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on the fiscal cliff. senate and house expected to reconvene tomorrow. as you know, we have just six days left before across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts take effect. >>> former president george h.w. bush is still in a houston hospital. his wife, barbara, and other relatives at his side. the 88-year-old has been in the hospital for more than a month with a lingering cough. he recently had a low-grade fever. doctors remain cautiously optimistic about a full recovery. >>> a privacy breach in the facebook family. mark zuckerberg's sister says a family photo she posted on facebook was reposted by another woman on twitter. randy zuckerberg called that woman out. the woman said she thought it was public because it was in her facebook news feed. >>> in china, the world's longest high-speed rail train opens. 1,500 miles in eight hours on the train. the tickets are expensive starting at $138. many travelers say it's still cheaper and faster to fly. >>> tuf the right to know if your neighbor owns a gun?
on the fiscal cliff. senate and house expected to reconvene tomorrow. as you know, we have just six days left before across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts take effect. >>> former president george h.w. bush is still in a houston hospital. his wife, barbara, and other relatives at his side. the 88-year-old has been in the hospital for more than a month with a lingering cough. he recently had a low-grade fever. doctors remain cautiously optimistic about a full recovery....
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it's good for everybody, the economy, fiscal cliff and it would set a tone here in washington that we can get something done when we work together cooperatively. so we've been explicit, specific. we look forward to specificity from republicans. >> there are now countdown clocks -- [inaudible] those of us who have been lucky enough to study the legislative body we have an idea of how things go. there's more and more lawmakers who look at it and say it's december 15th. if you have an agreement and have the time necessary for it to be read, digest it, debated before christmas. the president shares that timeline. it's not december 1st. it's something of a practical matter much earlier than that. is that is that in any way create a sense of urgency? >> the sooner the better that we receive specificity from republicans about what it is they would do on revenues, for example, what it is they want on spending cuts, for example. we will be able to move forward and we look forward to doing that. in terms of the congressional club, i too enjoyed congress when i had the opportunity and many which
it's good for everybody, the economy, fiscal cliff and it would set a tone here in washington that we can get something done when we work together cooperatively. so we've been explicit, specific. we look forward to specificity from republicans. >> there are now countdown clocks -- [inaudible] those of us who have been lucky enough to study the legislative body we have an idea of how things go. there's more and more lawmakers who look at it and say it's december 15th. if you have an...
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cliff. the president arrived in washington today cutting short his hawaii vacation. he called congressional leaders last night and today house speaker john boehner said the house will convene on sunday leaving less than 48 hours to come up with a deal. >> it's the count down to midnight. the start of a new year. but this year president, the american people are waiting for the ball to drop but it's not going a good drop. >> republicans aren't about to write a blank check for anything senate democrats put forward just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> off the senate floor, mitch mcconnell appears to be more flexible. the senator sent an e-mail suggesting he's negotiating an acceptable deal with the white house. >>> stocks rebounded today on news that the house would reconvene on the fiscal cliff after diving more than 150 points the dow bounced back to lose only 18 points. it was the fourth straight day of losses. >> i don't know there's a word to describe how -- the publi
cliff. the president arrived in washington today cutting short his hawaii vacation. he called congressional leaders last night and today house speaker john boehner said the house will convene on sunday leaving less than 48 hours to come up with a deal. >> it's the count down to midnight. the start of a new year. but this year president, the american people are waiting for the ball to drop but it's not going a good drop. >> republicans aren't about to write a blank check for anything...
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but in order to avoid the fiscal cliff, it's likely washington would have to raise taxes anyway. so anyway dividends now are better than dividends later. >> interesting to see how this is all going to play out. thanks, scott. >> giving money for christmas is always easier than shopping and standing in line. thank you very much. >>> well, investigators right now trying to figure out exactly how shreds of sensitive documents ended up being tossed out as confetti during the recent macy's thanksgiving day parade. spectators in new york city last thursday noticed some of that confetti included social security and license plate numbers. that's not good. some even found notes about mitt romney's police motorcade when he visited new york last month. the debris didn't really bother santa too much but it appears to have originated from the police department in long island. >> i guess they looked like pretty big pieces of confetti. >> let me see what's on there. >> read the fine print. >>> all right, read the forecast for us, meteorologist christina loren. >> lots to read. it's a good read
but in order to avoid the fiscal cliff, it's likely washington would have to raise taxes anyway. so anyway dividends now are better than dividends later. >> interesting to see how this is all going to play out. thanks, scott. >> giving money for christmas is always easier than shopping and standing in line. thank you very much. >>> well, investigators right now trying to figure out exactly how shreds of sensitive documents ended up being tossed out as confetti during the...
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cliff. the president arrived in washington today cutting short his hawaii vacation. he called congressional leaders last night and today house speaker john boehner said the house will convene on sunday leaving less than 48 hours to come up with a deal. >> it's the count down to midnight. the start of a new year. but this year president, the american people are waiting for the ball to drop but it's not going a good drop. >> republicans aren't about to write a blank check for anything senate democrats put forward just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> off the senate floor, mitch mcconnell appears to be more flexible. the senator sent an e-mail suggesting he's negotiating an acceptable deal with the white house. >>> stocks rebounded today on news that the house would reconvene on the fiscal cliff after diving more than 150 points the dow bounced back to lose only 18 points. it was the fourth straight day of losses. >> i don't know there's a word to describe how -- the publi
cliff. the president arrived in washington today cutting short his hawaii vacation. he called congressional leaders last night and today house speaker john boehner said the house will convene on sunday leaving less than 48 hours to come up with a deal. >> it's the count down to midnight. the start of a new year. but this year president, the american people are waiting for the ball to drop but it's not going a good drop. >> republicans aren't about to write a blank check for anything...
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. >> in a few moments, kent conrad on these fiscal cliff. >> on "washington journal" tomorrow morning, we will focus on gun control issues. we will talk about the latest on the negotiations on a fiscal cliff. we will look -- we will look at what options the administration has to tighten gun control laws. our guest will be david, the justice department correspondent. live on c-span, every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> our first experience was to come in a different way than every other family. it will probably never happen again in history. after being sworn in, we went and took a picture. nixon had left so quickly, so unexpectedly, they left their daughter and son-in-law to pack all the clothes and belongings. it took seven or eight days. we had to go back to our little house in virginia. the neighborhood was surrounded by secret service. i will never forget. that night, mom was cooking dinner. [laughter] she looks and says, something is wrong here. [laughter] you just became president of the united states and i am still .ooking are >> four days of american history tv. right through ch
. >> in a few moments, kent conrad on these fiscal cliff. >> on "washington journal" tomorrow morning, we will focus on gun control issues. we will talk about the latest on the negotiations on a fiscal cliff. we will look -- we will look at what options the administration has to tighten gun control laws. our guest will be david, the justice department correspondent. live on c-span, every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> our first experience was to come in a different way...
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cliff negotiations in washington. the dow rallied 100 points yesterday off of those comments. how many times have you heard me say congress will mess it up. >>> goldman sachs ceo met with the president and others yesterday for those fiscal cliff talks. listen to what he told wolf blitzer when asked if taxes should be raised on those making more than $250,000 a year. if that's what it takes to make the math work when you look at entitlement side and revenue side, i wouldn't preclude that. of course we would have to do that if the numbers drive that way. >> he said america can't afford itself right now the way we're going. fiscal cliff talks today continue with geithner making the rounds on capitol hill. later this morning, third quarter gdp expected to be revised higher. economists expect gdp for july to september to be revised from 2% to 2.8%. that would be good news. this is still modest growth. everyone hopes that next year will be a better year than this one in terms of growth. you want to see more than 2.5% growth
cliff negotiations in washington. the dow rallied 100 points yesterday off of those comments. how many times have you heard me say congress will mess it up. >>> goldman sachs ceo met with the president and others yesterday for those fiscal cliff talks. listen to what he told wolf blitzer when asked if taxes should be raised on those making more than $250,000 a year. if that's what it takes to make the math work when you look at entitlement side and revenue side, i wouldn't preclude...
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if we take everything in the fiscal cliff that is expiring or coming into effect, it's about 3 1/2% of gdp. that would be the largest package we have done in the history of this country. it's making us not fall back or have a negative drag. it's becoming unsustainable every year. most people in washington realize that sometime in 2013, we will have to reform the tax code and deal with reform. the election will determine the specifics, but the policy makers will be forced to do something in 2013. >> how is this helpful to your client fist there is uncertainty throughout 2012 and we won't have certainty or imagine what it could be until after the elections. the fact is that companies are not going to spend. they are going to hold back for the rest of the year. >> that's a consequence of this. it's not going to be decided. if we wanted to make the choices, you would have to take on medicare and social security. nobody will anger the base. we are not going to have that discussion until after the election. the risk is that we have the big drag in the second half of 2012 as you chill investm
if we take everything in the fiscal cliff that is expiring or coming into effect, it's about 3 1/2% of gdp. that would be the largest package we have done in the history of this country. it's making us not fall back or have a negative drag. it's becoming unsustainable every year. most people in washington realize that sometime in 2013, we will have to reform the tax code and deal with reform. the election will determine the specifics, but the policy makers will be forced to do something in...
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as you well know everyone is obsessing over the fiscal cliff from the press to politicians working on a deal to this seventy three percent of conference participants at the wall street journal's c.e.o. council in washington who reportedly said it is their primary concern now while everyone is focusing on how to avert a recession and had their eyes on president obama's press conference today for clues about averting the proverbial cliff was there another hearing on capitol hill that was far more under the radar but dealing with another issue entirely they could give us an indication of where the economy is headed. the stronger capital standards in our proposal would significantly lower the probability of banking crises and their associated economic losses. maybe not in look as sexy is obama's press conference or as the fiscal cliff discussion seems but that was from a hearing of the senate banking committee on the balance all three bank capital rules and that gentleman was talking about how important they are for good reasons but our guest is here to tell us why this issue has such a b
as you well know everyone is obsessing over the fiscal cliff from the press to politicians working on a deal to this seventy three percent of conference participants at the wall street journal's c.e.o. council in washington who reportedly said it is their primary concern now while everyone is focusing on how to avert a recession and had their eyes on president obama's press conference today for clues about averting the proverbial cliff was there another hearing on capitol hill that was far more...
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"washingtonning on" journal" a look at the fiscal cliff. we will hear from jim do yle on how the fiscal clefted affected businesses and charles clark of the executive media group. earlier today, gene sperling reemphasize the obama registration tax on the wealthy. >> when you think again that we have an economy that is capable of having more winner take all outcomes. progressive taxation is not about redistribution. it is not about populism. it is about a national commitment to pay it forward. those of us who have benefited most from the innovation of the past seven obligation to pay for it to make sure we are giving this generation and the next generation the same building blocks in terms of education research so that they have the same chance to grow and prosper. in that sense, paying down deficits loss still investing is not about borrowing from the future. it is about investing in a more prosperous future. i think that is the overall frame. the processes are not things to be stopped but things to be in braised in shaped toward the progre
"washingtonning on" journal" a look at the fiscal cliff. we will hear from jim do yle on how the fiscal clefted affected businesses and charles clark of the executive media group. earlier today, gene sperling reemphasize the obama registration tax on the wealthy. >> when you think again that we have an economy that is capable of having more winner take all outcomes. progressive taxation is not about redistribution. it is not about populism. it is about a national commitment...
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why has it taken so long when they knew they had this fiscal cliff coming to them? joining me now for a fair and balanced debate on the topic, angela mcglowan is with us, and mark hanna, a strategist and former aide to the john kerry and barack obama campaigns. thank you for joining us, look, here we are right now on friday, we heard the president following his meeting with congressional leaders at the white house. president obama told reporters that he was modestly optimistic that a deal could be reached. he's counting on the sen if we l cliff because john boehner, the speaker of the house of representatives wasn't able to get the republicans to get the republicans to support a plan b. >> here is the rub, may i go? here is the rub. >> please. >> boehner knows how to negotiate and took on bowles plan, simpson bowles, he took on part of their plan, his first proposal. his second proposal was nancy pelosi's proposal she offered in may of this year of doing tax cuts on people of one million dollars and above, that are one million and above. >> and now plan c now. >> no
why has it taken so long when they knew they had this fiscal cliff coming to them? joining me now for a fair and balanced debate on the topic, angela mcglowan is with us, and mark hanna, a strategist and former aide to the john kerry and barack obama campaigns. thank you for joining us, look, here we are right now on friday, we heard the president following his meeting with congressional leaders at the white house. president obama told reporters that he was modestly optimistic that a deal could...
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. >> in washington, the calendar is coming ever closer to the fiscal cliff. republicans and democrats, however, are no closer to a deal. treasury secretary timothy geithner presented the president's plan to republicans on thursday and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell laughed out loud when he heard the details. the president wants wealthy americans to pay higher taxes and the republicans say that's a non-starter. >>> a train derailment that leaked chemicals in paulsboro. a state environmental official says a lot of the chemical has dissipated. the derailment is being blamed on a bridge failure this. sent four bridge cars tumbling into the creek and near the delaware river. >>> ford is issuing a voluntary israel of its 2013 escape and fusion models today after reports of engines overheating followed by vehicle fires when the engine is running. no injuries have been report, but if you own one of these models, ford advises you to contact your deal immediately for alternative transportation which ll be provided at no cost. repair procedures not yet known. >>
. >> in washington, the calendar is coming ever closer to the fiscal cliff. republicans and democrats, however, are no closer to a deal. treasury secretary timothy geithner presented the president's plan to republicans on thursday and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell laughed out loud when he heard the details. the president wants wealthy americans to pay higher taxes and the republicans say that's a non-starter. >>> a train derailment that leaked chemicals in paulsboro. a...
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. >> steve: you know, a lot of people have heard we're coming to a fiscal cliff or tax armageddon or stuff like that. they don't realize that shortly after the election, there is a real judgment day coming for washington, d.c. >> there is a real judgment day coming for the american economy. i think what's going to happen is we're going to see a number of taxes increase dramatically and start to feel the effects already. business already planning for next year. you're going to start to see layoff, businesses not investing to grow their business. you're starting to see that. people are feeling the pain of this reality. look, that speech on earlier this week, number one, misstated the republicans' position on this issue. the second thing is ignores is a study that just came out yesterday that said very clearly that if the democrats plan to raise taxes on america, go through, millions of small businesses are going to be in peril. 700,000 jobs could be lost, not to mention all the businesses that aren't going to start up and all the jobs that aren't going to be created. this is a very rea
. >> steve: you know, a lot of people have heard we're coming to a fiscal cliff or tax armageddon or stuff like that. they don't realize that shortly after the election, there is a real judgment day coming for washington, d.c. >> there is a real judgment day coming for the american economy. i think what's going to happen is we're going to see a number of taxes increase dramatically and start to feel the effects already. business already planning for next year. you're going to start...
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you've got six days to prevent this country from going over the fiscal cliff and today at least, we didn't see any action. nothing. now, i'm not trying to be a g n grinch here. i hope everyone's had a merry, merry christmas. >> drink some eggnog, have some christmas cookies, sing some christmas carols. >> but today's the 26th. you've drunk, you eaten and you've sung. now is the time for action. the latest news out of washington tonight, treasury secretary tim geithner told congress that the country will hit the debt ceiling on december 31st, some two months earlier than expected, but there's still no date yet on when the house of representatives will be called into session to veto a vote on any deal. president obama cut his hawaiian vacation short and is due to land in washington tomorrow. but if politicians aren't feeling enough urgency, the people people. 50% of americans think a deal is likely. that's down nine points from just a few weeks ago. if we go over the cliff, it will affect all of us. if you're a family that makes $50,000 a year, your taxes will go up by $2,000. if you make $1
you've got six days to prevent this country from going over the fiscal cliff and today at least, we didn't see any action. nothing. now, i'm not trying to be a g n grinch here. i hope everyone's had a merry, merry christmas. >> drink some eggnog, have some christmas cookies, sing some christmas carols. >> but today's the 26th. you've drunk, you eaten and you've sung. now is the time for action. the latest news out of washington tonight, treasury secretary tim geithner told congress...
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i think we ought to recognize this entire fiscal cliff is an artificial invention of washington, created by people in the congress and the presidency, and it can be broken down by them into a series of steps that can be taken without having to be rushed into one gigantic last-minute, little understood, with no hearings, one vote up or down, i think it's a terrible way to govern the united states. >> greta: well, the sequestration deadline is coming up the 1st of january. what people are saying on capitol hill, the president is saying, congress is saying, it may be scary stuff, but if we go over the fiscal cliff that all sorts of things will happen, that there will be another recession, we'll go deeper into our existing one, if we have an existing one, jobs lost, the market will crater, should we go over the fiscal cliff, even though it's created by the president, the house, the senate, failed to do their work a year and a half ago and pushed us against this deadline. your thoughts. >> right. my thoughts, they could pass a provision to extend it 90 days, break it down into a series of pro
i think we ought to recognize this entire fiscal cliff is an artificial invention of washington, created by people in the congress and the presidency, and it can be broken down by them into a series of steps that can be taken without having to be rushed into one gigantic last-minute, little understood, with no hearings, one vote up or down, i think it's a terrible way to govern the united states. >> greta: well, the sequestration deadline is coming up the 1st of january. what people are...
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this morning, stock futures are moving higher on encouraging news from washington on the "fiscal cliff" issue. ashley morrison of cbsmoneywatch.com joins us. good morning, ashley. >> reporter: good morning, to you, frank and michelle. asian markets got a lift this morning on growing optimism from debt talks in washington. tokyo's nikkei rose 1% while hong kong's hang seng also gained about 1%. the improvingometer mitchell on the "fiscal cliff" gave wall street a boost, as well. the dow added 106 points after being down triple digits earlier in the day. while the nasdaq was up 23. >> could the dollar bill be going out of style? a congressional panel is once again calling for the u.s. to stop printing singles and switch entire to dollar coins. the nonpartisan panel believes the switch could save taxpayers money. it is more expensive to produce the coins but they last about 6 types longer than the paper bills. i don't know. it's going to make my bag heavier for sure. >> that's what i was thinking. my purse is already heavy. >> got four bucks? let me see it here. >> ashley, from time to ti
this morning, stock futures are moving higher on encouraging news from washington on the "fiscal cliff" issue. ashley morrison of cbsmoneywatch.com joins us. good morning, ashley. >> reporter: good morning, to you, frank and michelle. asian markets got a lift this morning on growing optimism from debt talks in washington. tokyo's nikkei rose 1% while hong kong's hang seng also gained about 1%. the improvingometer mitchell on the "fiscal cliff" gave wall street a boost,...
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the fiscal cliff. >>> $7 coffee. starbucks thinks you will pay. coffee connoisseurs can pay $7 for a grande cup of costa rica fincapalamara. it's called mucho deneiro. cultivated from a central american bean known as geisha. it is extremely difficult to produce. the same america who spends $7 on lottery tickets you know you won't win. you can drink this. >> would you? >> to be honest, once i would. >> sucker. $7 coffee. you need music or television or something. >> people to dance. >> yeah. it's like the $5 shake in "pulp fiction." better be a good cup of coffee. a new report says president obama is being flexible with top tax rates as negotiations intensify. will that help republicans agree to a deal? we'll be talking to republican from wyoming senator john barrasso up next. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about low-cost investing. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 at schwab, we're committed to offering you tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 low-cost investment options-- tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like our exchange traded funds, or e
the fiscal cliff. >>> $7 coffee. starbucks thinks you will pay. coffee connoisseurs can pay $7 for a grande cup of costa rica fincapalamara. it's called mucho deneiro. cultivated from a central american bean known as geisha. it is extremely difficult to produce. the same america who spends $7 on lottery tickets you know you won't win. you can drink this. >> would you? >> to be honest, once i would. >> sucker. $7 coffee. you need music or television or something....
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. >> let me ask you a question about the economy, and the fiscal cliff that's coming here in washington. some big decisions about whether we're going to balance the budget. would you use any money from closing tax loopholes, any new revenue that's come into the government, would you use any of that, to pay down the debt? >> no one is in dispute that we need more revenue. the question is how do you generate? and that's the fault -- >> my question is, would you use any of it to pay down the debt? >> i would use revenue from growth. when you talk about -- >> that wasn't my question. any closing loopholes, because you know what i'm getting at, which is this idea of the tax pledge. you consider this raising taxes if you use -- if you close the loophole, you get new revenue to the government, you use part of it to pay down debt, maybe the majority of it to bring down tax rates. >> but i reject the premise of that. i think that's a false choice. >> other republicans in the senate don't think it's a false choice. >> i think it's a false choice rand here's why. i think the issue here is growth.
. >> let me ask you a question about the economy, and the fiscal cliff that's coming here in washington. some big decisions about whether we're going to balance the budget. would you use any money from closing tax loopholes, any new revenue that's come into the government, would you use any of that, to pay down the debt? >> no one is in dispute that we need more revenue. the question is how do you generate? and that's the fault -- >> my question is, would you use any of it to...